The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 19, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Inte1ests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 222, Che Kry ° eat Cttiern THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. cee KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1939 zens And Taxpayers Organization Issues Call for Hection Candidates ae... Citizens and Taxpayers, Inc., Hitler Puts DANZIG, Sept. 19. — Adolf Hitler, Fuehrer, whose warring forces Germany’s i recently conquered Dan- zig, addressed the populace here this morning and said Question Of Prolonged War Up To Britain And France { City Council “waded through” Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Council ConsidersMany Objections Then Votes For 25°. Tax Boost |today released the story of a, | H \letter that was mailed last night | | jto over five hundred leading | ja long session last night in a {special call to settle the question that determination of a war of 3-5 years duration rests Destroyer Claxton Docks: ,0f whether or not some effort with England and France. | Navy Keéps Its Eye an article Maginot According to titled “The American Line” by Acting Secretary Navy Charles Edison, in the Sep- en- tember 30 issue of Liberty Maga-_| zine, the Navy Department is keeping a close eye on the Key West Naval Station and will re- habilitate it for instant use “when needed”. The Citizen is informed other sources that no immediate from opening of the station is contem- plated, but that the Navy De- forgetting the strategic importance of Key West Island as a protection for the Panama Canal and Station facilities here. The paragraph referring to Key West in the article reads as foliows: {At KeyWest,.on Elor- ida’s tip, is a naval station now closed but which is to be habilitated for instant use when needed, as particularly”. Another important point M Edison makes in the article is: “If the key to American safety is the Panama Canal, then keyhole is the Caribbean Sea. Most of us think of the United States as having two seacoast: the Atlantic and the Pacific. We tend to forget the third, and southern, coast. The pretzel shaped body of water formed by the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico is now considered to be the most likely focus of attack upon us. The hitherto almost de- fenseless West Indies, taking as a whole the a of islands stretch- ing from Florida ‘to Venezuela might provide a maze of shelters fer raiding submarines, or easy steppwg stones for invading air- craft “Remember it is only 1,620 miles across the Atlantic to South America, and 2,530 overseas miles to the heart of the West Indies, with tail winds all the way. By that route the core of continental United States and the Mississippi partment is not Valley is bared. The Navy is plug- | ging this gap, not with ships par-| DISCUSS FRESH WATER PROJECT MEETING EXPECTED FOR 5) O'CLOCK TODAY; STONE TO} ARRIVE WITH REPRESEN- | TATIVE PAPY. See, A meeting of Julius F. Stone, | former W.P.A. Supervisor in Key of| the Naval | re-| ase for submarines | the | |marine bases of which Puerto | Rico is the most important. Quoting further from the ar- | ticle, it is found that: |_ “As at the Panama Canal, the Puerto Rico defenses are a synchronization of the Army and Navy, with emphasis on there is made graphic by Presi- dent Roosevelt’s appointment of Admiral Leahy to be governor of , the territory immediately upon his retirement as chief of naval operations. Principally the Army’s interest will be in a sizable force of long-range bombing planes to ;destroy any hostile concentra- tions in the islands or the main- land south. “The Navy will maintain a di- |versified aviation force and sub- imarine fleet, for both of which Isla Grande, in San Juan har- When there will be facilities for one airplane carrier and auxiliary vessels, and for two patrol-plane | squadrons, each capable of being |doubled immediately. Berthing for the carriers and a strategic {number of submarines is being | Department. and construction of a breakwater at the harbor entrance. Of course shore for fuel and ammunition stores, machine shops, hospitals, living quarters, and the like. a step to the eastward, the exist- ing limited aviation facilities are being expanded and modernized to accommodate a full Marine squadron of eighteen airplanes, a |tender vessel, and personnel. “Consider that up to now the territory was bare of defenses. |In fact, the West Indies and the |southeast coast of the United | States had only the naval base at |Guantanamo .Bay, leased from | Cuba, as its protection. ' “Now the American West In- dies will become to the United States all that Gibraltar has been to Great Britain. “i “Guantanamo Bay’s most im-} portant use is for fleet opera- tions. It is here that our larger | fighting ships may concentrate in |the event of a threat against the | Atlantic side. Whether in war or |at maneuvers, the concentration jot ships makes large-scale opera- (Continued on Page Four) ‘STATE AUDITORS — BEGIN WORK HE COMPLETE AUDITS OF COUN- TY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BRIDGE DISTRICT or W. B. Johnson and C. M, How bor; is “being taken over by the! completed | provided by extensive filling in! large provision must be made on! “At St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, ; | effort is ‘made to line up a list of | popular candidates in the coming | city: election. the original announcement re- leased last June which told of the formation of the organiza- tion and asked for members. Of- ficials stated today that the re- avia- | tion. The importance of the work . sponse to the membership re- quest was excellent. Col. L. C. Brinton, president of the organization, stated that every effort will be made to line up a “citizens slate” for the com- ing election, and the manner in which the Citizens and Taxpay- ers is going after this major job indicates a knowledge of correct procedure, according to many residents in statements to The Citizen this morning: A blank nomination form is in- cluded in the letter which will bé forwarded to organization headquarters after residents have filled in their suggestions for the office of mayor and councilmen. From the replies received, the executive committee of Citizens and Taxpayers will compile a list of the most popular candidates ‘and make a strong effort to get those men—or women—to run ‘for office. Organization support, jnaturally, would be thrown to those candidates, Brinton. LOCAL RED CROSS ISSUES WORK CALL VOLUNTEER WORKERS NEED- ED FOR SEWING AND BANDAGE MAKING Volunteer workers are needed at the Jocal Red Cross head- quarters for sewing and making bandages, according to Mrs. Grace B. Phillips, executive sec- retary. Those willing to enroll are jasked to meet Mrs. Phillips at the chapter rooms in the Wom- an’s Club Library on Duval | Street, corner of Virginia, any jmorning but Saturday. After jthe noon hour, Mrs. Phillips may ‘be reached by phone 302-J. ; There is an urgent need of clothing to be made for the suf- ferers in war-torn Europe, and the national Red Cross has au- jthorized the local chapters jthroughout the United States to ,call for volunteers. | According to Mrs. 1S |there will be formed at the local hapter a first aid class.and the |chapter expects a large enroll- nent. Mrs. M. Smock, of the Monroe County Clinic, will direct West, with City Council, County | ell, members of the State Audit- | the class, it is stated. Commission, Florida Keys Aque-| ing Department, are today mak-| duct Commission and interested | ing preparations for a complete officials will take place at 5 audit of the books of Monroe Y'clock today at the county court-|county and were busy this morn- house to discuss later develop-/ing getting things in shape to ments in securing a mainland water supply for Key West. start the work. Mr. Johnson has just complet- C. G. MOJAVE | Will Doughtry, chairman of the ed making an audit of the ac-! Keys Aqueduct Commission, re- counts of the Overseas Road and | U. S. Coast Guard Ship Mo- d late advices from Repre-, Toll Bridge District, at the com-|jave is laying off the Submarine tive Bernie C. Papy that the 1g would be held at o'clock instead of the anticipated schools of Monroe county, and to- | 4 o'clock pletion of which he and Mr. day are ready to begin the work Base on its regular patrol trip 5 Howell audited the books of the along the Keys. Purpose of the stop is to allow \the men to have dental examina- Wire was received at The Citi-'on the county records, which, it|tion and work done. zen from Mr. Stone announcing the meeting. is said, will probably be quite ‘lengthy. Mojave arrived this morning at 7 o'clock. | Citizens of this city in which an| On Key. West Base The letter follows the style of | stated Col. | HERE TODAY| Germany is not the Germany of 1917, Hitler said, but the Germany of Frederick the Great. Our 18 day con- ‘ quering of Poland shows that no one can trifle with us, | Hitler thundered. Hitler said that there was an under-| | standing between Soviet Russia and Germany. A peaceful settlement of the present strained rela- | tions between certain countries could be effected now it! certain countries did not want to continue the destruction of European peace, Hitler said referring to Britain and France, Since he became Fuehrer, Hitler said, he has striven to bring about a closer understanding between the enemies | which were created from the Versailles treaty at the close | of the World War, Hitler said. Between Italy and Germany a successful understand- | ing had been effected, he said, and between Germany and| Britain only the friendliest of relations have existed, Poland however, will never again be resurrected in the form dictated by the Versailles treaty, Hitler em-} phasized, and said that not only Germany guarantees this but Russia. 4 The division of Poland depends upon the in- | terests of the two great powers involved, Hitler said. i England has said that Germany is going ahead with- out limit to its conquests. Germany has: limits, Hitler, said, ahd added that he was “extremely happy to inform the English” that the German foreign policy has limits and | |that Germany will not go beyond’the Ural mountains in | inew ordinance which, it is re- ‘would be made to raise sponsor- | } ship funds for WPA projects this coming season. Many citizens and merchants, ent, and many voiced objections jt0 the projected 25% raise of oc- cupational licenses. The Council members listened patiently to all objections, then acted to record a six to one vote in favor of the ported, will bring in an addi-; tional $4500 to the city treasury. | ; Councilman W. Archer was the | lone dissenter. To those that objected to} “merchant discrimination”—mem- | bers of the Council pointed out | that. no other means of raising | funds had proven feasible—and | that some metnods, such as sales | taxes ‘and other means, were not} legal without state enabling acts.-| Considerable discussion, before | jthe ordinance was passed, .was | had on the definite earmarking | clause to be inserted in the ordi- | nance. The result was that no. mention is made of earmarking! for WPA sponsorship funds—but | it-is understood:that -a -special resolution ordering the transfer | will be made at a near future! meeting. Russia. (Laughter from the listening thousands.) Eng-| land and France say that the, Polish is | “travesty” Hitler said and pointed out ‘that this was word used often in the World War by those nations. ' The Russian invasion of Poland was necessary, Hitler | ;said, because that country had to protect the White Ru: | tians of Polish Ukrainian minorities, | | conquest Referring to recent airplane pamphlets the British have released over Germany, Hitler laughingly said that | England could take a lesson from German propaganda. | (Hilarious laughter.) i Petition Will Be Presented — At Bridge Commission Meet { Members of the Overseas Road i effect of the European war upon and Toll Bridge District Commis-|the minds of many citizens, lack jsion will meet in regular session |f publicity for ‘this locality, the/ |10 o'clock tomorrow morning at | Wo World’s Fairs now in opera- |Marathon to discuss matters rela-| {10m and now the slackening of . ' |the normal flow of summer trav- {tive to tells and to name a Pet-|el, and believing some kind of | |manent manager of the district| stimulant to bring more visitors | \to take the place of B. M. Dun-jover the highway necessary to/| tcan. |our very existence, do hereby re- | Among other subjects to be con- | spectfully request and urge your) sidered at the meeting will be ;honorable body to put into ef- the petition signed by several | fect, for a period of the next six {hundred residents of Key West| weeks, the following: Viz: Grant jasking for excursion fares over| special excursion tollfares equal! the bridges during the period'to the present one-way fare for} {named in the petition, one copy | the round trip for all passenger} lof. which was given The Citizen/cars and passengers availing! jat the Chamber of Commerce and | thermselves- of this opportunity! jduring each Saturday and Sun- ‘day, only, during the next six} reads as follows: “To the Honorable Members of the Overseas Road and | weeks, i Tell Brigde Commission, | “We believe this method of in- | “Monroe County, Florida. , ducing visitors to travel over the! “Gentlemen: | highway will act as a stimulant! “The undersigned _ residents,;and in some measure offset the taxpayers, business and profes-|propaganda now being used so sional people and merchants of/effectively against this section, |Monroe County, Florida, cogniz-|supply the Overseas Highway jant of the reduced number of/|with increased toll fares, which ; visitors over the Overseas High-} would not be received otherwise, way at this time of the year and | and do an all-around job in help- especially this year, due to many|ing the economic situation that reasons beyond your and our | confronts us right now, and relief control, Such as no service be-jof which is necessary at this tween this port and Cuba, the time”. gf | The other important action passed last night was raising of the tax on amusement parks from $500 to $5000, with a limita- tion of two weeks showing in this city. SUICIDE ATTE FAILED YESTERDAY R. M. Bryan of Sunland, Calif., | 45, swallowed iodine last night ii | |CARL INGRAHAM KNIFED BY west from Key West and one is lan apparent attempt to take his| with a penknife at 5 o'clock y: | terday own life at a local hotel. A stomach pump was applied | and Bryan is reported today to be resting well at the hotel. Witnesses declared that he had been drinking heavily. SESS LSS SLE DOESN’T THIS REMIND YOU OF BY-GONE DAYS? Key West Naval Station ‘was a busy scene today. The U. S. Destroyer Bab- bitt left Pier B and immedi- ately the U. S. Destroyer Claxton made fast alongside Babbitt Goes On Patrol U.S.S. Destroyer Claxton dock- Pier B. at the Key West Naval Station with the Destroyer Bab- bitt, which had been in port since Saturday, leaving for patrol duty. Lieut. Commander W..C. Cross, commanding officer of the Clax- ton, said that the stay of the Claxton was indefinite but that as long as it and the Babbitt TPIS a SS SS SS \BILL’ LEE EXPRESSES PERTINENT THOUGHT William J. Lee, Key West newspaper correspondent. writes Adrian O’Sweeney that he will leave Buffalo Sunday and will go to the World's Fair in New York. Lee will also aftend-an in- ternational meeting of news- Ppapermen in Washington, D. C., before returning to Key West. In a card to Joe Allen. busi- ness manager of The Citizen, Lee sends a picture of Nia- gara Falls and notes: “We ought tc have this water supply in Key West”. CILMI LIM SI SSL S| STABBING INCIDENT OCCURRED MONDA WIFE: NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED Carl Ingraham, 23,’ was stabbed afternoon on Caroline street near Simonton by Mrs, Pearl Ingraham, his wife. Ingraham was reported resting well at the Marine Hospital with his left lung slightly punctured and a wound in his hand. He will not file information in the case, Officer Basil Tynes, who investigated the stabbing following a report from the Ma- rine Hospital, told The Citizen. The case will not be pushed. An argument preceeded the stabbing and Mrs. Ingraham re- ceived several bruises and a black the pier. The destroyers have been assigned to Key West for patrol duty. ! Laying off them was the | Coast Guard ship Mojave, in : = John Lopez, 77, died last night 7:05 o'clock in the, residence at 416 Margaret street. Funeral services will be held 5 o'clock | Thursday afternoon from the; chapel of the Lopez Funeral} Home, Rev. G. E. Hutchinson of | main in port a few days. On the. were in these waters the vessels especially the latter, were pres- ed at ten o'clock this morning at would probably take turns in do- ing patrol duty. A party of about 40 men will be given shore leave today, and an equal number tomorrow. | Lieut. Comdr. Cross said that there are six officers and 80 men on the Claxton. A number re- ported today to the destroyer, and more are expected later. The full time personnl is about 110 and it is expected that eventually that number will be stationed on each destroyer. It had been on reduced commission of 60 men. The Claxton is out of Norfolk. TANKERS AWAIT | FURTHER ORDERS j H | i i LAYING TO IN THIS VICINI- TY; BELIEVED TO HAVE OIL FOR ENGLAND ; According to Coast Guard in- formation the three tankers which have been laying off: Key ; West port are still arichored ithere, awaiting orders from" their ‘respective companies.’ | ‘<;) The three tankers are believed to have had cargoes of. oil for England, and received orders not to proceed to that country with the declaration of war against Germany, due to the danger gf submarines. Two tankers are laying to off Rebecca Shoals about 40 miles off Smith Shoals at the mouth of |Northwest Channel. WPA INTERVIEWS "BEGIN TOMORROW Interviews relative to recerti ication for work with the Work Progress Administration are to be held, beginning tomorrow morning, i the headquarters building in the old Naval Hos- pital on White street, it was said today by Miss Mary Falk, undey whose jurisdiction this work comes. | It was learned that there were upwafds of 270 persons present- ing themselves at the offices on Friday of last week, yesterday and today, the time limit set for appointments, which is a much ; smaller number than was antici- pated, it is said. Miss Falk stated today that the interviews for recertification will fi , be handled as in the usual-man- ‘mer and all those interviewed and passing will be placed on the waiting list to be notified when they are wanted for work. MISS CLEMENTS LEAVES Miss Martha Clements left on | |Curtis, Mervin Russell, John Col-/ SPECIAL! } Rather reminiscent of World War days! VA Ld Z| First Methodist church will of-| the afternoon bus for her home ficiate. {in Miami, after a pleasant visit Pallbearers who have been se-| With her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Knowles and other relatives. lected to serve at the obsequies are: Everett Curry, George M. Park, Charles lins. Survivors are two sons and two daughters: Clifton Lope: Hoxie, Kansas; John Lopez, of Miami; Mrs. Carrie Clark, Miami, and Mrs. E. B. Smith, of Talla- hassee. There are also four grandchildren. Russell, Robert! SPECIAL! ' Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ; CARAMEL LAYER 7 | CAKE 33¢ ' Spiced ase |Maloney Brothers Bakery {812 Fleming St.